Former manager seeks investors to reopen Salzburg music shop

Former manager Christian Lieb is seeking investors to reopen the Mayrische Musikalienhandlung, a Salzburg music shop that closed at the end of September after 434 years. The closure was decided by its owner, Vienna-based music publisher Universal Edition, ORF reported.

Lieb wants to take over the business and says it needs €150,000 to restart. He is hoping for a loan or an investor. He also wants to modernise the shop, make it more digital and turn it into a cultural centre rather than just a retailer.

The shop on Salzburg’s Bergstraße sells sheet music and serves customers from the music industry. It had been a fixture in the city since 1592 and a meeting place for centuries. In 1828, Constanze Mozart bought there the first biography of her husband, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Universal Edition closed the business for economic reasons.